Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4333
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Prince Charles to turn greengrocer
Prince Charles is to sell fruit and veg from his own garden, in a high-street shop close to his Highgrove estate.
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ArticleUK shopping basket gets fresher
UK shoppers are buying fruit smoothies and fresh vegetables, at the expense of CD singles.
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ArticleFSA revises leafy salad advice
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to change the advice given to consumers regarding the re-washing of pre-washed ready to eat leafy salads before consumption.
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Discounters set to snap at multiples' heels
Market analyst Verdict Research forecasts that discounters are likely to make gains in the UK market this year, as trading conditions for multiple retailers toughen.
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ArticleSA grape season enters final stage
The South African grape season has entered its final phase, with packing now focused solely on the Hex River Valley.
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ArticleBorough scoops speciality prize
London’s Borough Market has been awarded with the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) Best Speciality Market 2008 Award.
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ArticleFirst SA avos hit UK shores
Westfalia Marketing has received the first consignment of South African avocados for the UK market.
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ArticleSainsbury's potato buyer arrested
Sainsbury's potato buyer John Maylam has been arrested on suspicion of receiving payments from a UK supplier.
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ArticleDelia is back
Retailers have seen a substantial increase in sales of prepared foods since Delia Smith’s BBC2 programme aired on Monday night.
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ArticlerPET100 makes packaging recycling easy
A new thermoformed plastic packaging system will make recycling much easier for retailers and consumers by using a single type of plastic for the entire pack.
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Valencian councils link up
Regulatory councils and the organic agriculture committee in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia have come together to form a federation.
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ArticleAgrovista rolls out top-fruit web system
Crop protection specialist Agrovista UK Ltd has developed a web-based disease and pest modelling system for top-fruit growers.
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ArticleLabour shortage fears intensify
There is increasing fear in the UK horticulture sector that there will be a shortfall of labour to pick crops this year, as the phasing out of the seasonal agricultural workers scheme (SAWS) is felt.
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ArticleVeggies call on businesses
The Vegetarian Society is calling for businesses to get involved with the National Vegetarian Week, which will take place from May 19-25 this year.
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ArticleEMR to single out top-fruit storage
The East Malling Research Association (EMRA) and the Marden Fruit Show Society have invited a leading European researcher to inform UK growers of a major development in fruit storage, at their upcoming event.
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ArticleBooths encourages kids to grow their own
Booths is inviting green-fingered primary schools across the north of England to compete in a ‘Grow Your Own’ competition, as part of industry-led initiative the Year of Food and Farming.
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Valencia freeze hurts fruit crops
Freezing temperatures struck parts of the Spanish region of Valencia on the nights of March 5 and 6, causing extensive damage to peach, nectarine, apricot and kakifruit crops.
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ArticleIsraeli stonefruit weathers cold snap
While the recent frosts in Israel have proven devastating for certain crops, stonefruit has weathered the cold snap better than most.
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ArticleStormy seas hinder imports
Storms lashing the UK on Monday and Wednesday, as well as strike action by Sea France, are causing delays to imports.